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VIDEO: Charles Ray died of multiple stab wounds

Autopsy results on the remains of a Chatham County man show he died from multiple stab wounds.

Charles Ray, 35, was reported missing from Chatham County on New Year’s Eve.

His torso was found dismembered in bags in a storage unit in Jasper County, S.C.

The rest of Ray’s remains were found in an Effingham County home that was the scene of a hostage taking on Friday.

Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said police believe that Chad Moretz, 34, of Rincon killed Ray in the kitchen of his Whitehall Avenue home.

Savannah-Chatham police and an Effingham County deputy came to the Moretz home that afternoon to question Moretz about the disappearance of Ray.

When officers knocked on the door, Moretz’s brother-in-law, Kevin Lambert, opened the door and told officer’s Moretz was inside but would not come out alive.

Lambert informed officers that Moretz had a weapon and that Lambert’s sister, Kimberly Moretz, was inside. Kimberly Moretz is also the wife of Chad Moretz.

“The officers then grabbed Kevin Lambert away from the home and at that point there was a hostage situation,” Ehsanipoor said.

After an almost five-hour standoff with police, Moretz was shot to death by a Savannah SWAT team member when he exited the home brandishing a rifle. Moretz threatened to shoot deputies during the standoff.

Moretz was carrying an AR-15 rifle and a .357 handgun in his waistband, Ehsanipoor said.

Kimberly Moretz, 40, and her brother, Kevin Lambert, were arrested early Saturday morning and charged with concealing a death. Police do not believe they participated in the killing of Charles ray.

Preliminary autopsy results conducted today in Savannah on the remains found in Effingham County appear to match up with the torso found in South Carolina, Ehsanipoor said.

Ehsanipoor said investigators have recovered several knives and a chain saw from the Whitehall Avenue home.

Ehsanipoor said the kitchen floor of the home showed signs of blood and an attempt had been made to clean the floor.

Kimberly Moretz and Lambert remain in the Effingham County Jail without bond.

Ehsanipoor said an autopsy on Moretz was also completed and showed he died from a gunshot.